The Department is environment conscious and believes in teaching its students the importance of protecting the environment for future generations. Since Aug 2005, every year the Department organizes an Environment based program called “ greEnergy” to promote environmental awareness. As a part of greEnergy, the department has started a Botanical garden in the campus and bio-diesel plants have been planted around the campus to promote a renewable source of energy. Every year greEnergy program is conducted with the full support of the college management and students taking extensive interest in all the events that include posters, power point presentation, quiz, wall illustrations, fun games etc.
Activities 2011-12:
VISIT TO THE INSTITUTE OF GENETICS BY BSc III YEAR LIFE SCIENCES STUDENTS
The final year students of Life Sciences went on an educational trip to the Institute Of Genetics at Ameerpet , Hyderabad on 17.11.2011. The Institute is affiliated to Osmania university & is a research centre as well as a Hospital for Genetic Diseases, the only one of its kind in A.P.
The activities of the Institute include:
Promoting research related to Genetic Diseases.
Genetic Counselling for expecting parents.
Running a school for the differentially abled children.
Training for parents & students of Education to cater to the needs of such special children.
Diagnosis,Counselling and treatment for various Genetic Disorders.
ACTIVITIES 2010- 2011:
- greENERGY Club of the department undertook IYCN (International Youth Climate Network) project.
24 students participated in the project which included
- Biodiesel
- Vermicompost
- Organic Farming
- Placement Cell.
The students sold and promoted Green Ganesha during Ganesh Festival.
A Pollution check drive was organized by the students as part of creating awareness on the importance of Pollution control among vehicle owners in the campus.
As a part of Bhavanotsav 2010, greEnergy program was held on 16/12/2010 which included two events:
- Wall Illustration on “Earth As You Perceive In 2020”. 14 teams participated. The students participated with a lot of gusto and their imagination vividly portrayed in their paintings.
- Poster Presentation on “Waste Management”. There were 20 teams including 7 from other colleges. The effort put in by students was well appreciated.
The Department is involved in various activities for the benefit of the students and the faculty members. Students are taken to various field trips to enhance their theoretical knowledge with practical experience. Botany students are taken to Botanical gardens to identify and collect samples of important flora for preparation of Herbaria. In 1997, students were taken on a field trip to the Tropical Botanical Gardens in Trivandrum to study medicinal plants as part of the elective paper in Medicinal Botany. Since then, every year students are taken to Botanical or Industrial tours depending upon the subject of their study. Recently, in Nov 2008 students were taken to Kerala as part of their Edutainment, where they visited Spice Village in Tekkady ,tea gardens in Munnar and TBGRI in Trivandrum. Students of biotechnology were taken to Shantha Biotech to enhance their knowledge of Industrial technology and latest advancements.
Eminent Guest Lecturers are invited by the department to interact with the students and to introduce to various topics such as modern trends and technologies in the recent era in the field of Science. Students are taken for interactive sessions to Research Institutes such as CCMB, CDFD and Institute of Genetics.
Faculty Members are encouraged to take various courses and attend seminars to enhance and update their knowledge.
In October 2003, Mrs. K. Vijayalakshmi Rao, attended a seminar conducted by Department of Botany, Osmania University and made a verbal presentation of problems faced by cultivators of medicinal plants.
In September 2002, Mrs. B Kalpana, attended a Refresher Course conducted by Genetics Department, Osmania University.
Mrs. T.S. Rajini attended a seminar on Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Bio-enterprise conducted by Department of Zoology, Osmania University.
Dr. Jyothi Nayar attended Refresher Courses conducted by Genetics Department, Osmania University, and by Hyderabad Central University in 2003.
Ms.R.Kavitha attended A Technical program in Advanced Molecular Techniques conducted by Dept. of Biotechnology, Loyola Academy for Degree and P.G. in 2008.
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